Don't be so self Conchas! | Piece of Cake: Baking for the First Time

This week’s Sweet of the Week is: Conchas!

Conchas are a Mexican sweet bread with an even sweeter topping! There are tons of flavors for Conchas, but you will typically see Vanilla or Chocolate Conchas with brightly-colored sugar toppings (that can also be flavored!). In Mexico and many border towns, you can find Conchas at virtually any and every panaderia, or bakery. They can be eaten as a desert, for breakfast with some coffee, or even as a snack. I thought these would be perfect to make because not only are they delicious, but they are a sweet representation of my culture.

I chose to make my favorite, a classic Vanilla. Like last week, I meshed a two different recipes to best suit what I had in my pantry and what matched my beginner skill level. While preparing the dough and topping was easy, waiting for the dough to prove several times for several hours felt a bit tedious, however the wait was well worth it! I made one recipe for the dough and one for the topping, in my particular case, the topping could have been much better. I went wrong with the type of sugar I used but it still worked!